showing error while installing exchange server 2016

Question

Error:

The following error was generated when "$error.Clear();

          if ($exsSid -eq $null -or $exsSid -eq "")

          {

            $exsSid = get-ExchangeServerGroupSID -DomainController $RoleDomainController

          }

          start-setupservice -ServiceName MSExchangeADTopology -ServiceParameters $exsSid,$RoleDomainController

        " was run: "Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.ServiceDidNotReachStatusException: Service 'MSExchangeADTopology' failed to reach status 'Running' on this server. ---> System.InvalidOperationException: Cannot start service MSExchangeADTopology on computer '.'. ---> System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion

   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---

   at System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController.Start(String[] args)

   at Microsoft.Exchange.Management.Tasks.ManageSetupService.StartServiceWorker(ServiceController serviceController, String[] serviceParameters)

   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---

   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.ThrowError(Exception exception, ErrorCategory errorCategory, Object target, String helpUrl)

   at Microsoft.Exchange.Management.Tasks.ManageSetupService.StartService(ServiceController serviceController, Boolean ignoreServiceStartTimeout, Boolean failIfServiceNotInstalled, Unlimited`1 maximumWaitTime, String[] serviceParameters)

   at Microsoft.Exchange.Management.Tasks.ManageSetupService.StartService(String serviceName, Boolean ignoreServiceStartTimeout, Boolean failIfServiceNotInstalled, Unlimited`1 maximumWaitTime, String[] serviceParameters)

   at Microsoft.Exchange.Management.Tasks.StartSetupService.InternalProcessRecord()

   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.<ProcessRecord>b__91_1()

   at Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.Task.InvokeRetryableFunc(String funcName, Action func, Boolean terminatePipelineIfFailed)".

Answer 1

Hello kunalsaxena222,

According to your description, the issue is about Exchange Server, As much as I would love to help you, due to our limited knowledge and resources of Exchange Server, to better help you solve your problem, in this case it is recommended that please post a new thread in the Q&A forum: office-exchange-server-itpro - Microsoft Q&A, where our dedicated engineers there could help you with the problem with more professional knowledge. I really apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you so much for your understanding.

Thanks,

Nerissa